NEW YORK : Bankers are beefing up risk management, monitoring and emergency procedures around the use of social media after an internet-fueled run toppled Silicon Valley Bank two months ago and sparked turmoil in the industry. In board rooms across the United States, executives are devising programs and plans to […]
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LONDON : Japanese businesses have committed to invest almost 18 billion pounds ($23 billion) in Britain ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday, including funding for offshore wind power and other clean energy projects. Sunak is in Japan for a Group of Seven leaders’ summit and […]
England’s water and sewage companies have apologised for not “acting quickly enough” to tackle sewage spills. They have faced mounting public anger over continued spilling of raw sewage into rivers and seas. In 2022, raw sewage was dumped into rivers and seas for 1.75 million hours – or 825 times […]
HANOI: Vietnam on Thursday raised its average retail electricity price by 3 per cent, the government said, in a move that could put upward pressure on inflation. Annual inflation in the Southeast Asian country has been easing since the beginning of the year, with April consumer prices rising 2.81 per […]
The 29-year-old Star Awards Best Actor winner said that seeing his fans happy at his very first fan meet made him happy, too When 8days.sg spoke to Richie Koh, 29, backstage at the Star Awards last month, he promised to organise a gathering to thank his fans if he wins […]
WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday approved the world’s first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades-long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness. Drugmaker GSK’s Arexvy was green-lighted for adults aged 60 and older, with similar shots from other makers including Pfizer and […]
MADRID: Carlos Alcaraz has enjoyed a spectacular start to his career by winning a Grand Slam crown and three Masters 1000 titles as a teenager and the world number two said he dreams of becoming one of the game’s all-time greats. The Spaniard, who turns 20 on Friday, won the […]
French IT consulting group Capgemini on Thursday reported a weaker revenue growth in the first quarter of 2023 versus the same period of last year, citing a tense economic environment with clients adopting a “wait-and-see attitude”. The company’s revenue reached 5.73 billion euros ($6.35 billion) over the period, 10.9 per […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said yesterday that it has dismissed a senior scientist, known for his role as the head of an international mission to China to probe the origins of Covid-19, for sexual misconduct. The UN agency said Peter Ben Embarek, a Danish scientist who previously headed up […]
Tucker Carlson has broken his silence after his departure from Fox News in a video lashing out at “liars trying to silence” honest people. The short video was posted on Twitter two days after his exit. He did not share the reason for his departure or speak about his future […]